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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-12-31

Mr.. TAYLOR, the colored Democrat
from Kansas City, Mo-, whom the
President appointed Minister Resi-
dent and Consul General to Liberia,
has left his post of duty in disgust.
and proposes, as soon as the sixty days
leave of absence he has obtained has
expired, to resign his commission. he
has prepared report of 15O pages,
which will not be pleasant reading for
Mayor Latrobe, of Baltimore, and other
enthusiastic originators of the Liberia
colonization scheme. at is the tough
est country" he says, Il ever struck.
They have no mules, no plows, and the
average wages are $4.SS year--A.8S
. year." he repeated. @They have some
rich gold mines, but they will shoot
any one who attempts to develop them.
My Godl' I exclaimed, if this is the
country of my fathers it is good thing
they left it, and any negro who wants
to get back ought to be hanged, and
any white man who wants to go there
should be put in an insane asylum
There is no business for Consul Gen
eral to do. Only four American YES
sells come there a year. and all from
Boston. The General of the army is
feed Consul for Belgium; the Post
master General is a feed Consul for
Hayti. The Liberian brass band, con-
sisting of one drum, with hole in ii,
and a cracked fife, came and serenaded
all the night of the Fourth Of July,
and next morning sent me bill OF
500. They have their bill yet for their
pains. I was earning good living In
Kansas City, when my friends urged
me on Secretary Bayard for this place.
I want to go back to Kansas City
sgain. I have bad enough of Liberia"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-12-31

no CRATE speech frum me Tuday; cause
I haint had no time fer tn Post myself.
But them fue Remarks what my tong is
q goin tn utter, Gums frum the fulness
Nv my Hart and what Gums frum the
Hart is middlin sartin tn go tn the Hart.
It's skule boys and gurls moastly,
that I am addressin them fu Remarks
tn. Let me impress onto thare yung
And tender Minds the onkalcoolabel
valoo Nv a thurro Edgukashun. To
THERE parents and Gardens, which
forms the Older and moar matooret
porshun Nv my Heerers, my Advise
Gums tn lait. Its hard tn Larn a old
dogs moo Tricks. THAR time fer in
telecktooel kultcher is GAVIN by. But
tn 700 wood say: doant negleckt an
oppertoonaty fur too lay in good
solid stock Nv yoosfull and ornimentle
nollidge fer futcher yoose; caus that
A kind Nv Persenel property which
no sherriffs sail ken clap ontu.
After 700 talk upon ourselves the Rec
sponsabilitis Nv Growed Up sittisens,
700 vii understand mi meenin moar
FULL. besides, A Ediucashun is an
ointment tn man, as yu ken konvise
yourselves by goin Back tn histry A
littel Wais, and did Modasty not forbid
me, might pruve the Trooth of this
here Asershun by briefly Refurrin tn
myself. But I forbare. Aul I vii say
is: maik Ha while the sun shines, lay
in stock NV larnin while 700 air jung.
The Effeckt NV this Orashun was q
moast flatterin one. The Promenent
sittisens crouded round me tn shaik
Hands and the skollards SHOUTED: 3
chears fer danyen Green, our skule
Dereckter!" whilst the skulemom was
Affected tn Teers, which stood onto her
bloomin cheakes Like Ranedrops on q
fulblown piny in Joon. Doant be sur
prised eff yu heer no mosr til After
harvest frum yures truly,
DANYELL GREEN,
Skule Dereckter, path Master and
Which was runnin. fer Yustis NV
the PEGS.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-12-31

GRATITUDE is properly a virtue, dis
posing the mind to an inward sense and
an outward acknowledgment of bene-
fit received, together with read
mess to return the same,
or the like. as the occasions. of
the doer shall require, and the abi1i-
ties Of the receiver extend to.-EosIth.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-12-31

EIGHT MILLION DOLLARS of the third
mortgage bonds of the Northern Pa
cifc Railroad have been taken by .
German syndicate in which the Roths-
childs and the Deutsche Bank of Ber-
lin are the principals.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-12-31
GOPHER HOLLOW CORRESPOND
ENCE.
GoFER HoLLER, nlinoy.
Mr. Edditter

Mr Edditter:
DEER SUR-Tuday, as yu viii pur-
ceeve by the tone of my Letter. nv
sperrits is in . Onyoosuel elatid and
chearfull kondishun. Yes, as I am a,
settin by the kitchen Tabul pennin
them fu Lines tn 700, Whilst the wum-
man is settin the spunge fer tn Ris bis
KIT, the thort Gums hoam tn me; that
Tru merritt is ollwais shoor tn be
Reconnized suner or latter. This has
bin mi Blisfull eckspeereance tn our
skoole Pick Nick last weak. As VOC
know, We have Vacashun rite intu the
Mlddel Nv summer; fer tn Civ
the boys chance tn Help thare
foxes git up the hay and Crane. Our
skule let out last weak and we sule-
brated the event with Pick Nick. It
tuck place onto the pitcheresk banks
Nv mushrat laik, which as yu ken find
on the Map, is sitivated intu the north
east korner Nv Laik kounty. In our
parts its a wellnown fact that laik
kounty is the cap sheet NV creashun:
and mushrat laik lays like q glitterin
due drop onto the top Nv it. The oc-
kashun was sucksess, OWN tn the
wise forethort Nv our teecher, Lady
Nv rair Intelecktooel kultcher and del
kit sens Nv Fitness; as was shown by
the way she konducktid the Pick Nick.
She pickd onto me fer tn Deliver the
Valetticktery, or cloasin Adres. After
the cravins NV the inner hatcher Nv the
assembled komunity was silenced with
vittels and Drink, after the bais baul
Game he'd took plaice, and the childrin
he'd got tyred swingin intu the ham,
muck, which the skulemom and my
Esteamed teller Dereckter Samyooel
Fritsch he'd konstrucktid fur thare
yuse out Nv old fether bed tick, was
cauld upon fer tn rise and address,
the Aujeance. was konsiddrabbly
overcum and fustratid by this sud-
den onner, fer it was, Indead, a
moast uneckspectid surprise. Risin
tn my fete, I adrest the AS
multitnnde in the follarin
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-12-31
FILSEY.
A Christmas Sketch from Life il
HOOSierdOm.
BY ED X. PRITCHARD.

RECKON this is
goin' ter be a bus
ter, {" said old I'm.
Gle Billy B o IS
worth, as he came
in to the family
sitting room OF
the old farm house
with a great loao
of wood on hie
shoulders. With a
crash he deposited
his burden on the
spacious hearth.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-12-31
HOUSEKEEPING.
RsIgs and MATING.

The variety of rugs from which one mar
choose is wide even VIXEN excluding the
real" Persian and Turkish ones, which
are beyond the purses of most people.
The Smyrna rugs manufactured in Phila-
jelphia are too we'll and favorably known
to need much comment, but the large sizes
in this make are not cheap, although their
durability makes them well worth the
purchase. An excellent substitute may be
made by buying the plain ingram filling,
sewing it into a square of the dimensions
desired, and surrounding it with border
TO match.
When, for any reason, a bare floor with
rugs is out of the question, the next best
thing is mating. It is easily kept clean,
for the dirt lies on top and can be brushed
off instead Of becoming ground into the
fabric, as is the case with carpets. Az it
grows dingy it may be freshened by WHIP
ing it with a cloth dampened in salt and
water.
Mating may n. be the best foor-cover-
ing for hall where the constant tramping
back and forth is apt to break the straw
and wear it in spots. Nor can it be recon-
mendsd for use in the dining-room unless
protected under the table by rug or
drugget. The pushing back of heavy
chairs soon leaves its mark even on the
stoutest carpet, and mating cannot stand
such rough usage. But in sitting-reoms,
and especially in sleeping apartments, it is
far preferable to carpet. In the bed
chambers small RUS laid by the bed, .
bureau, and wash-stand are all that is
really needed, even for delicate people
who dread to have their feet come in con-
tact with the cold surface. In the other
rooms larger rugs may be placed where it
Lnc h., Gu cofo oro
chair.
Mating is in thorough harmony with the
present style of cottage plenishings. It is
in keeping with scrim and Madras draper
les, wicker and Fayal chairs, bamboo
castles and screens, and the many other
light articles that are superseding up.
holstered furniture.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-12-31
Savagery OF BOyh00d.

Those persons who are not in posi-
ton to come in contact with the chill
dren of to-day need only to recall to
memory the scenes of their childhood
in order to find repeated episodes in
which q suffering kitten or puppy was
the central and unpitied figure. The
callousness of the children of ones own
circle will be made evident after a few
minutes spent in such clarifying
Though, to sensitive people, rather
annoying) introspection, and what is
true of one circle in this regard is ap-
proximately true of all. My own con-
viction is that healthy boys under Is
feel very little compassion for any
suffering but that of their near rela-
tiyes, their close friends, and occa-
sionally their pet animals. Not only do
they evince little compassion, but they
often show more than an entire apathy,
even an actual pleasure, at the sight of
pain inflicted upon animals, and some,
with whom we need not now concern
ourselves, take q delight that to grown
people seems almost fendish in tor
menting their weaker plsy-fellowA
TIE best conductors of electricity are
silver, copper, gold, zinc, platinum,
iron. tin. The poorest conductors, or
The best insulators, are dry air, ebon-
tie. para6ne, resin, sulphur, sealing
wax, glass, silk, wool, dry paper, porce-
lain.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-12-31

manner {: "Gen-
telmenn, !" ses I,
teller skule De-
reckters and ris-
in Generashun
u V boys a n d
gurls; Its with
oneckspresa b u l
Emoshun and q
swellin hart, that
L respond tn the
Dist i n C k s h m
(which has jest
b in konfurred
Upon yoor hum
bel sa rven t.
Doant eckspect
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-12-31
Household Hints.

WHERE cockroaches are abundant
sprinkle lime powder.
The quality of food has much to do with
the quality of the milk.
IF you are troubled with slugs or worms
strew SCOT on the soil around the plants.
WHITING or ammonia in the water is
preferable to soap for cleaning windows or
paint.
FLowER.PoT stains on the window-sill
will yield to forcible application OF fine
wood ashes. Rinse off in clear water.
To WASH dishes without putting the
hands in the water, make a mop of cord
Dr. Irvine with a wooden handle about
foot long.
THE Juice of half lemon makes very
pleasant addition to either iced or warm
tea. Of course milk should not be used
with It.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-02-11


\ few days ago this journal had the
distinction to be first in proposing an al
teratiOn in the form of our government
"a change from a republic so Il Smith
Ocracy. Some of our esteemed Contem-
pOraries have disclosed n veilei ignorance
OF that system and a certain clandestine
curiosity Is To what IL Is like We feared
that something of this kind would result
from Our unexplained suggestIon; IL
seemed unhappily probable that somr
pers6 rs would not readily catch ON, ="
though truly the word ''sSmithOcracy"
would appear to carry its own lantern
Our notion ~, that what we may call
government 10y Tom, Dick and Harry il
not as good as it looks not even for
Messrs. Thomas, Richard and Henry
The entire body of the people, including
dynamiters, persons in the gene raj crimi
nality line, and practising idiots, cannot
safely he intrusted with the government
tai function On the other hand, we re-
gard with equal d'strust the one man
power Of the modern monarchy. the
monarch never being by any chance the
one man. "a distinctly better form than
this was the old Roman Triumvirate, or
three man pOwer-One to rule and two
to keep his courage up.) Between these
Objectionable and discreditable systems,
Smithocratic government appear- to us
happy compromise government in
which all political power and control are
vested by law and hereditary right i'm the
Smith family, the oldest John Smith
being the executive head of the nation
for life, and all the other members of the
family holding all the other otiices-self-
indicted into them by some simple and
natural system of succession easily de-
visrd. There should always be as many
L. Il
sy stem. doubtless. is not without disad-
vantages; we mentioned it rather with a
view To discussion chan in the hope of its
immediate adoption.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-02-11
"AluSeN

he Times Union deals out billings
gate broadcast and then deprecates the
citation of facts in reply by posing as a
martyr and crying out ''abuse-" But
it's latest production is altogether unique
and should have separate place in n cabi-
net devoted to its Qualifications and alb
surdities.
When THE NEWS was young the Edi-
tor of the Times Union denied that his
paper had made an editorial article out
of h commun ication. We published the
proof and the lie was confessed. This
was No /.
We cannot afford space for the reck-
oning up If his many lapse $, but ur
readers will recoIect that Gen. Bentley
has convicted G.. III. Jones of levying
blackmail, and that the best citizens of
Palatka, Sanford and Seville have
branded him with the lie in the public
prints. His Interested attacks on Flor
ida as the calamity liar" are fresh in
the memory of all, and his cowardly in
vocation of help from any quarter still
continues. And when these facts are
stated the poor coward whimpers and
yells "abuselr'
But his latest effort ID from a new
base. He editorially adopts the charge
that certain papers of Paiatka and Jack
sonville do not pay their Bills! For our
selves we can only say, that we have al
ways paid one hundred cents ON the dol
lar and if there is any bill outstanding
against us it is because it has never been
presented. When it is presented it shall
be paid, and Mr.. Jones is requested To
give particulars and cile proofs, or con
slider himself liar again. Poor Jones',
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-02-11
Our Indian War Claim.

Despite the speeches of MIR. Dough
erty and the elaborate explanations of
the Times Union, some of our cotempo-
raries are still at sea as to the grounds
on which are based our claim against the
National Government which is embed
led in the bill now before the Senate
Therefore we hope no bell will be rung
ON us for IA short statement covering the
points at issue, although We have twice.
before given the facts.
The claim arose out of the Indian
troubles of 1855 1S56-lS57. The State
called for troops and the Federal Gov
eminent promised to pay the soldiers
when mustered into seItice. But before
the officer appointed to do this arrived
the war was at an end, and the State
paid them.
Now at the time there was no money
in the State treasury, and bonds to the
amount of $l32, 600 were issued and
taken by the Indian Trust Fund. These
bonds are held to-day by the United
States and by different banks in South
Carolina and Georgia as collaterals, for
the loan of $222 ,0l5.00. The amount
thus realized, except about $50 900, was
actually paid To the soldiers 10y the State
Treasurer and John w. Pearson, dis
bursting officer of the State, on account
Of Expenses for Indian Hostilities"
BY a ruling of the Treasury Depart
ment, the United States retains all mon
les coming into the control of the gen
eral government To satisfy any claim
held against a State. and in default of
allowance for this expenditure. the Gov
eminent now withholds certain sums
due the State on account of sales of land
To satisfy the bonds held by the Indian
Trust Fund.
The bill, therefore, as introduced by
our Congressman, will reimburse the
State for sums actually paid ont and al
ready diIotred by the Secretary Of Var.
The bill does not provide for the pay
ment of any warrants, fraudulent or
other, issued by Comptroller Williams
While the troops were not mustered into
the service of the United States, the
omission was that of the General Gov
eminent, and ones otrn fault should not
o. entered us a plea for non payment.
The bill, therefore, provides only for
the rendition of simple justice to the
State of Florida. 1t will provide for no
warrants" in any shape, and cannot
possibly cover Job" of any kind. The
Jacksonville NorniHg Ne,rs has done us
injustice, however innocently, and We
trust TO see correction from our es-
teemed contemporary. Florida asks only
Justice.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-02-11
Trick, of ShopIifter.

We have to keep pretty sharp lookout
for thieves these days, said one of the floor
walkers OF a down town store. The lifters
are up TO several new tricks this year, and,
working a. they do in the great crowds of
buyers. il is difficult matter TO spot them
at once Some of their new games One of
them Is to roll five cent piece or some other
small coin over the counter so IL will fall
where the saleslady is standing. The latter
stoOps down TO pick up the money for the
customer. and while she is doing this the
litter slows away one or two of the articles
displayed on the counter. Another trick is
10 approach the jewelry counter with small
package, one end of which is smeared with
tar or some other sticky substance. The
litter asks 10 be shown some rings. which he
removes from the trays and distributes
about the top Of the show case. He drums
on the glass with one corner of the sticky
end OF the package until a favorable OPP
portunity presents itself, when he suddenly
jabs il down upon gold band and strolls
away saving a. he does 50 that he will call
around again Those are two of the new
tricks There may be great many others,
but We haven't got ON To them Yet. " Chi
cago Herald.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-02-11
Plenty OF Princes.
Times-Democrat.

Some one interested in princely mat
tiers has taken a census of the reigning
families of the world. and finds out that
they contain some 4OS members. Roy
atty would not seem in as much favor
now as formerly, for while there are 4Os
princes of reigning families alive, there
ase 124 princes of families once reign
ing, but which have been compelIed TO
resign their kingdoms and live on the
world at large.
OF the royal families the most impor-
tant is that of Holstein. which holds
four duchies, and numbers fifty-one
princes; the house of Stettin, to- which
Victoria of England belongs; the Bour-
bon, with forty-seven princes, but now
holding Spain only; the HOhenZoIlerns.
Hesses, Hapsburgs and " itulebachs.
One of the singular things of modern
times Is the fact that he chief rulers of
the European countries are. with few eX-
ceptions, of a different race and blood
from the people over whom they preside.
i his Is not only SO of new countries like
ROumania, over whom "A German of the
present blood prevails, nor Greece. the
king of which il a Dane, but of old ma
tiOns as we'll The King of Sweden is
Frenchman, with dash of German
blood; the little King of Spain is also of
French blood and family: the Emperor
of Russia is a German; 80 is the King of
Belgium; while Queen Victoria is. as her
face shows, of nearly pure Teutonic de
scent.
When it comes to a question of rela-
tionship no genealogIstS can possibly
keep it straight. Intermarriages have
been 80 frequent that with few eXcap-
tions, every sovereign or prince of Eu-
rope ls a COUSIN to every one, in half
dozen ways. The princes # Europe con
stitute one great family bound together
numerous ties of COnsanguinity. In days
of old these ties We're or some value. and
when one kim gave his daughter
TO another IL was supposed to
bind the families and the countries to-
gether- Not so to-day. The fact that
the Car of Russia and the Prince of
Wales married sisters. do not make their
countries any more friendly toward each
other; nor does the fact that one of the
Orleans princes IL also brother In-Iaw
make either of them unfriendiy to the
French Republic. As "A matter of fact,
with few exceptions, the royal families
of most European countries are merely
figure head, social centers. To main
tain them as such requires the support
of some 400 odd princes. their wives, etc.
"a rather heavy burden for the fun.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-02-11


During the past few months the Ma
tional Labor Bureau, at Washington, has
had n special agent in Philadelphia con-
sidering the various labor troubles. This
special agents report is said to he nearly
ready, and if it reads as he talks 1t, it is
likely To be curiosity. The special
| agents views of labor and the labOrer
were recently presented in one of the
daily papers. and among other rubbish
the following was quoted as an utterauce
of his:
''ln the struggle for industrial SUI
premacy, it has been impossible for the
labOrer to- share equitably in the benefits
derived from the Use of machinery.
That he has shared greatly AS a consumer
is true. Our saving in production
through the apparent and temporary dis
placement of labor has been applied to
raising the quality and perfecting the
style of products. The laborers great
est benefit has come from his being a
consumer. In nearly every instance the
workman has been obliged to- work at
reduced wages, because under improved
machinery women and children can per
form his work But the net earnings of
his family stand at higher figure than
of old. That Is To say, before the intro
duction of machinery the master of a
family earned the living for his house,
hold; now IL requires the whole family
to do IT.
All this is exactly contrary to the fact.
Labor has no; been displaced" by ma
chinery IN the sense of being crowded
out of employ mert. and the lahOrer has
not been compelled, by the introduction
of machinery, To work at reduced
wages" Mr.. Atkinson. a competent au-
thority upon such subjects, in spite of
his eccentric notions, recently demon
strated the following facts, in a letter
addressed to Senator George, of Missis-
sippl: l. BY the increase of labor saving
machin. ry the productive capacity of
each operative, in factories using ma
chinery. has been increased from 30 per.
cent. to 200 per cent. in 1860. >. com
putation of figures from over 80 estab
lishments shows that where the average
wages of an individual workman mot of
his family were Si6S in 1860. they are
now 500. In other words. enlarged Use
of machinery has resulted in nearly
doubling wages; and this has been ac-
companied by a decrease in prices which
has increased the amount of every
dollar earned. We are very much afraid
that the special agent" who has con-
trived to avoid such facts as these, during
his Investigations, is more anxious to
make out case for the discontented
workingmen than he is to come into
collision with the truth. Ii MIR. Carol
ID. Wright the head of the Bureau, per
mits such statements as those above
quoted to go out with the impress of his
official approval, he will greatly surprise
those who know him ~ a skiliful and
accurate statistician.